5G World 2018: News, speculation and (some) answers
5G to enable remote robotic surgery! UK telcos spend big in 5G spectrum auction! Europe lagging behind in 5G! Pre-2020 to deliver ‘5G lite’ only! China leading 5G charge! If th
Telecoms event season is under way – are you ready?
The telecoms event season is upon us again. More telecoms you say? It’s barely been 11 weeks since Mobile World Congress! Yet May and June will see a number of key telecoms event
Thoughts of a Fira first-year: MWC isn’t just a telecoms event
I returned home from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week to be greeted by the freezing Beast from the East. As I tried to stay warm, I also took the time to reflect on my
Mobile World Congress day one: Samsung’s camera, a smartphone-powered smart car and 5G experiences
Babel’s in Barcelona! The first day of meetings, briefings, demos and – brand new for 2018 – adverse weather conditions, is done and dusted. So now’s the opportune moment t
Diversity, equal pay, and mobile coverage in the UK: Ofcom outlines future plans
The diversity situation in the broadcast industry is “pretty grim”, admitted Ofcom’s Chief Executive, Sharon White, during the regulator’s Annual Plan event in London this
Viva Las CES: 2018 Show preview
Around this time last year I wrote a blog looking back at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This year, to take my mind off the first week back at work in cold, stor
Mobile World Congress: A call to action
A collective “Is it that time of year already!?” resonated around the Babel office earlier this week, as the GSMA’s MWC registration email landed in our inboxes. Yet preparat
What makes a smart city?
What makes a smart city? What makes a successful smart home device? The answer from last week’s Smartsummit conference is clear – unless humans catch up, collaborate & shar
Manifestos, tech, and who you should vote for on Thursday
General Election fever has returned to the Babel office. In true British form, few have openly divulged who they’re voting for. However, from various indirect conversations I’v
Let them eat broadband!
Remember the hassle of surfing the web in the ‘90s? Broadband has come on leaps and bounds since the days of dial-up access, which meant yelling at your kids to get off the phone